The physical return-to-work happening at many workplaces will also see the return of work-related events in an effort to reacquaint employees after a string of lockdowns and stay at home orders. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently set out the standard of appropriate workplace conduct at work-related events, especially when the employer has allowed for […]
READ MORESTP2 education series – 1. Disaggregation of gross
STP reporting currently includes a gross amount. This is the total of many different components and payment types. Because some of these are treated differently for social security purposes, you will now need to report more detail. In STP Phase 1, the gross amount you report contains different types of amounts depending on the particular […]
READ MORECost of Living Bill confirms deductibility of Covid-19 tests
On 30 March 2022, both Houses of the Parliament of Australia passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living Support and Other Measures) Bill 2022 (Bill). The Bill comes after the Federal Treasurer announced in February 2022 on the intended deductibility of Covid-19 tests. The Bill received Royal Assent on 31 March 2022 to allow […]
READ MORENZ news: Fair Pay Agreements are on the way
The New Zealand Government has recently introduced a bill which will become a key battleground of the upcoming election. The question is whether the newly enthused National Party can turn it into a “cost of living crisis” type issue to whack the Government with. The Fair Pay Agreements bill, which was introduced into the house […]
READ MOREBrisbane insurance company in court
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal action against the operator of an insurance claims management business in the Brisbane CBD. Facing court are Alliance Property Consultancy Pty Ltd, which operated ‘Storm Assist’ on Eagle Street, and its sole director Adam Skilled Killackey. The regulator began investigations after receiving a request for assistance from a […]
READ MOREAn Unwanted Footprint: FWC highlights the importance of a social media policy to safeguard employers’ reputations
Employees have a duty to ensure that their out of hours conduct (including social media posts) is not contrary to the obligations they owe to their employer. Further employees should also ensure that out of hours conduct is not in breach of workplace policies or damaging to the reputation of their employer. In Corry v […]
READ MOREShangri-La hotel operator signs Enforceable Undertaking
The operator of the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman and has back-paid employees more than $3 million. The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered that Lilyvale Hotel Pty Ltd, which operates the five-star hotel located at The Rocks, had underpaid employees during a proactive auditing campaign […]
READ MORESenate inquiry calls for laws to stamp out ‘systemic, sustained and shameful’ wage theft
Wage theft in Australia is systemic, sustained and shameful and workers are often too scared to speak out in fear of repercussions, according to a scathing Senate inquiry report, which calls for new laws to protect employees. A Senate committee — set up in 2019 to investigate the unlawful underpayment of employees — has made […]
READ MORENT government accidentally overpaid its public servants by $3.6 million in 2020-21 financial year
Northern Territory public servants received more than $3 million in overpayments last financial year, including one staff member whose bank balance ballooned by $93,000 in a single payroll error, the Auditor-General says. A total of 2,365 overpayments totalling $3.6 million were made to 1,443 employees during the 2020-21 financial year, according to Julie Crisp’s latest […]
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